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Mate....Glossy looks good in dark rooms only. plus mate matches the cinema display

GLOSSY. I own both, the glossy is so much nicer to look at.

i got the matte finish on mine. i hate glossy.

Bump.

I ve got to decide the same question now...

glossy seems to be the new standard and kind of looks nice, but on the other
side it looks good in a "give me attention" way, and at the end, i want to
work with my display without thinking on it and not staring at it and think:
wow, looks nice...

you know what i mean?

I have the matte one and I am very happy with it, although, fair play, when it is in direct light it is still really hard to see anything.
Don't know about glossy, but I have absolutely no problem with normal...

It depends on the programs you have
If you also have graphic programs where colors are important use the non glossy!

Ruud wrote:It depends on the programs you have
If you also have graphic programs where colors are important use the non glossy!

+1

get both. or 1/2 and 1/2.


seriously, i'd get matter. i work at a design company and we have tons of macbooks. everyone hates the glossy ones....

I am guessing you are following the news right?!
on the NEW MBP, Is this a question about LED display versus Non-LED display?

For me there's nothing to consider: LED displays augment the battery's endurance by 30min-60min, I read. The new main CPU family helps that too.

Mesmer wrote:I am guessing you are following the news right?!
on the NEW MBP, Is this a question about LED display versus Non-LED display?

For me there's nothing to consider: LED displays augment the battery's endurance by 30min-60min, I read. The new main CPU family helps that too.

they don't have LED displays yet...

Mesmer wrote:I am guessing you are following the news right?!
on the NEW MBP, Is this a question about LED display versus Non-LED display?
.

No, the new LED-lit screens are available in matte and glossy.

I've been using this glossy macbook (after 3 years with a matte powerbook) for 7 months now. I really like it and have had no probs at all with glare or any of that.

Having said that work might be buyng me a mbp and I think I might opt for the matte if given the choice (for the MB, there's no option but glossy).

waybeyondz wrote:

Mesmer wrote:I am guessing you are following the news right?!
on the NEW MBP, Is this a question about LED display versus Non-LED display?

For me there's nothing to consider: LED displays augment the battery's endurance by 30min-60min, I read. The new main CPU family helps that too.

they don't have LED displays yet...

You knew what he/she meant though right?

the glossy screen looks better, but when you are doing design work it won't look as good when printed. so if you are planning on doing photo editing or graphic design where you are printing go with the matte, if not the glossy looks sweet.

waybeyondz wrote:

Mesmer wrote:I am guessing you are following the news right?!
on the NEW MBP, Is this a question about LED display versus Non-LED display?

For me there's nothing to consider: LED displays augment the battery's endurance by 30min-60min, I read. The new main CPU family helps that too.

they don't have LED displays yet...

80 Something's going on here: I did not dream this.

Yesterday, or was it the day before, I read this:
http://www.macrumors.com/2007/06/05/mac ... d-details/

And after that went to apple.com to see their "tech specs" and I could swear I saw the optional LED for the 15". Now I go and see their TFT declaration and don't beleive my eyes. I don't see any news header "Apple takes that back - No LCDs sorry for pulling your strings"...

I don't know, guess business is like that?!!

The displays are still LCD, the backlight is now LED.

I think waybeyondz was being a little pedantic.